- Lintwhite
- Lintie Lin"tie (l[i^]n"t[i^]), Lintwhite Lint"white` (l[i^]nt"hw[imac]t`), n. [AS. l[=i]netwige. See {Linnet}.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Linnet}. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
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lintwhite — [lint′hwīt΄, lint′wīt΄] n. [ME lynkwhitte, altered < OE lynetuige, lit., flax plucker < lin (see LINE2) + twige < or akin to twiccian: see TWITCH] LINNET … English World dictionary
lintwhite — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lintwhite — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English lynkwhyt, by folk etymology from Old English līnetwige Date: 1513 linnet … New Collegiate Dictionary
lintwhite — /lint hwuyt , wuyt /, n. Chiefly Scot. the linnet, Carduelis cannabina. [bef. 900; lint (syncopated var. of LINNET) + WHITE; r. ME lynkwhytte, alter. (perh. by assoc. with link hill (see LINKS) and WHIT) of OE linetwige linnet, lit., flax (or… … Universalium
lintwhite — lint·white … English syllables
lintwhite — noun small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead • Syn: ↑linnet, ↑Carduelis cannabina • Hypernyms: ↑finch • Member Holonyms: ↑Carduelis, ↑genus Carduelis … Useful english dictionary
Acanthis linaria — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown linnet — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorse thatcher — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gray linnet — Linnet Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
